Texas Statutes
§ 241.006 — DELIVERY OF CONTEST PAPERS TO PRESIDING OFFICER.
Texas § 241.006
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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 241.006 (2026).
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Sec. 241.006. DELIVERY OF CONTEST PAPERS TO PRESIDING OFFICER.
(a)On receipt of a petition or answer, the secretary of state shall enter the date of filing on the document. If the document is filed by mail, the secretary shall attach to the document the envelope in which it was mailed.
(b)The secretary of state shall deliver a petition to the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, as appropriate, as soon as possible but not later than the day after the date the petition is received. The secretary shall deliver an answer to the appropriate presiding officer as soon as possible but not later than the day after the date of its receipt.
(c)The secretary of state shall deliver with the petition the secretary's certified statement of the total votes cast for e
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Legislative History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 759, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Nearby Sections
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§ 241.001
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.§ 241.002
PARTIES.§ 241.003
PETITION.§ 241.004
ANSWER.§ 241.0061
SECURITY FOR COSTS.§ 241.007
RUNOFF DELAYED.§ 241.008
PRESIDING OFFICER AS PARTY.§ 241.009
MASTER OF DISCOVERY.§ 241.0091
FRIVOLOUS PETITION.§ 241.010
DISCOVERY AND DEPOSITIONS.§ 241.012
HEARING PROCEDURE.§ 241.013
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